Anti-Islamic Protest in the UK: Policy Responses to the Far Right

ISBN-13: 9780367583002 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 190 str.

William Allchorn

Opis

Drawing on primary research with stakeholders, authorities and policymakers, this book investigates the political, socio-economic and historic trends that fuel political extremism and maps the policy responses available to local politicians, police forces and policy officials involved in the day-to-day management of anti-Islamic street protest.<

Spis treści

Introduction – Why Policy Responses to the EDL and Britain First?

1 Context: The Rise of Anti-Islamic Protest and the Evolution of the UK Far Right

2 What Policy Responses? UK National Policy Responses and Localised Countermeasures to Anti-Islamic Protest

3 ‘Where it all began’ – Policy Responses to the EDL and Britain First in Luton

4 Early Responses to Anti-Islamic Protest – Policy Responses to the EDL and Britain First in Birmingham

5 West Yorkshire’s Response to Anti-Islamic Protest – Policy Responses to the EDL and Britain First in Bradford

6 ‘Somewhere near the Clock tower’ - Policy Responses to the EDL and Britain First in Leicester

7 Anti-Islamic Protest in London’s East End - Policy Responses to the EDL and Britain First in Tower Hamlets

8. Conclusion - Key Findings, Recommendations and Future Responses

O autorze

Dr William Allchorn is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, UK.